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Manga Comics
This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. For other uses, see Manga (disambiguation).
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The kanji for "manga" from Seasonal Passersby (Shiki no Yukikai), 1798, by Santō Kyōden and Kitao Shigemasa.
Manga (漫画, Manga?) listen (help·info) is the Japanese word for comic (sometimes called komikku コミック) and print cartoons.[1][2] In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II[3] but have a long, complex history in earlier Japanese art.[4][5][6] In Japan, manga are widely read by children and adults of all ages, [7] so that a broad range of subjects and topics occur in manga, including action/adventure, romance, sports and games, historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, horror, sexuality, and business and commerce, among others.[7] Since the 1950s, manga have steadily become a major part of the Japanese constitution.[37][38] Similar themes occur in Tezuka's New World and Metropolis.[6][38]
By contrast, Sazae-san (meaning "Ms. Sazae") was drawn starting in 1946 by Machiko Hasegawa, a young woman cadet in a future space academy.[52]
These women artists also created considerable stylistic innovations. In its focus on the heroine's inner experiences and feelings, shōjo manga are "picture poems" (Schodt 1986, p. 88)[6] with delicate and complex designs that often eliminate panel borders completely to create prolonged, non-narrative extensions of time.[6][7][46][47](McCloud, 1993, pp. 77-82)[53] All of these innovations – strong and independent female characters, intense emotionality, and complex design – remain characteristic of shōjo manga but has been drawn by and written for adult women.(Schodt 1996 p. 124-129)[8] Redisu manga has been criticized for being violent or sexual. For example, a number of film adaptations of manga such as Fist of the North Star were rated Restricted or Mature in the United States. The 1980s explosion of black-and-white comics in the U.S. as Heavy Liquid. As a result his work features a strong influence from manga without influences from international otaku culture.
In addition, there are many amateur artists who are influenced exclusively by the manga style.[citation needed] Many of these have their own manga characters, drawn by award-winning artist Kaan Demirçelik. English metal band Versus Akira derives its name and certain stylistic qualities in the music and artwork from the Japanese motion picture
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